+28 From Search Fund back to PE 5 2y
+28 Thoughts on Nicola Wealth? 10 1y
+28 Didn't Receive Return Offer from Top MM/LMM PE firm (Headcount) and No Luck in Full time Recruiting 10 2y
+28 Feeling disillusioned 15 2y
+28 Am I being played here? Ridiculously long case study 27 1y
+28 Update on Stone Point Capital 21 1y
+28 PE recruiting with dyed hair? 16 2y
+28 Private Equity in SEA 10 1y
+28 Sweaty funds - how do VPs work most weekends? 12 2y
+28 Leave MBB to to join PE-backed Portco? 11 2y
+28 Is PE a career for the uninspired, unambitious, and untalented? 8 2y
+28 Why is it beneficial to capitalize software costs? 9 1y
+28 How to handle sourcing deal for MF PE/PC as associate? 7 1y
+28 Credit to PE 8 5mo
+28 Excess Cash in M&A transactions 16 1y
+28 Searchlight Capital WLB 30 3mo
+28 Meeting with Founder of PE firm - Tips? 9 1y
+28 MBB to PE shop. Worth it? 15 1y
+28 Urgent: Choosing from 2 PE Offers 14 1y
+28 Experienced VP Lateral Market 40 1mo
+28 Getting Better at PE Case Studies 5 1y
+28 PE and Skiing? 17 1y
+28 Common LBO errors 8 1y
+28 Dawson/Whitehorse getting destroyed by the media 15 1y
+28 Is the Grass Greener on the Buyside? 11 1y
+28 PE --> Special Sits Credit: Lifestyle and Transition? 9 1y
+28 Peterson Partners? (Utah) 9 1y
+28 BD PE Placement in MBA programs? 7 1y
+28 How long for Carlyle to wind down? 20 6mo
+28 Following 6 1y
+28 Is carried interest cooked? 20 1y
+28 Why do people go back from MF PE to IB? 18 1y
+28 Management Options & Warrants 5 1y
+28 Career in Executive Search - underrated? 17 1y
+28 3rd Fund as an Associate 15 1y
+28 Thread on PE Placements Based on Background 45 1y
+28 Any Tips for IC Memos 11 8h
+28 Top Firms for Co-Investments and Primary Fund Investments 15 8mo
+28 Arkansas HB 1150: A New Opportunity for Healthcare PE Investors? 7 1y
+28 Huge blunder on case study email submission and now I’m feeling terrible…. Help - what do I do next? 8 12mo
+28 LBO Question - Why is cash ignored in equity value sometimes? 5 12mo
+28 Growing UMM/MM vs MF (Warburg, Bain) 21 11mo
+28 Freelancing in PE 9 11mo
+28 PE vs HF (activist) - which is the best career to be an owner/investor for returns. 2 11mo
+28 Former PE SA turned operator went bankrupt 19 10mo
+28 Breaking into PE in India 2 2mo
+28 What's A Good Balance For Inorganic and Organic Growth? 13 10mo
+28 PE Proprietary Deal Sourcing 11 8mo
+28 Associates Handling NDAs 13 3mo
+28 Agentic AI Use Cases 6 1mo
+28 Are There Any Good Funds to Be a VP At? 26 2mo
+28 In most cases, will going international work against your long-term career? 6 2mo
+28 Deleted 17 1mo
+28 Reference checks after final round 18 3d
+27 Blackstone Private Equity 70 9y
+27 PE Exit Strategy 20 18y
+27 REPE: asset management vs acquisition 14 9y
+27 Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group 15 4y
+27 PE salaries? 15 16y
+27 PE - Small vs mid market vs mega 19 8y
+27 Why PE FOF versus PE Direct investing? 8 15y
+27 How to leverage time early in career 14 15y
+27 Lower Mid-Mkt PE Firm - Anal to the nth degree??? 12 6y
+27 Black Tie Ballin' 11 14y
+27 Thoughts on Francisco Partners 30 3y
+27 Who actually gets into MF PE? 9 9y
+27 Beginner LBO Modeling questions 8 14y
+27 Client Pruning: Is there an algorithm for this? 9 6y
+27 Private Equity Firms in Dubai / Middle East 42 6y
+27 Private Equity Comparables 7 6y
+27 Did I Miss the Boat on Being Entrepreneurial By Majoring in Finance? 11 6y
+27 Soros Obituary Published In Error... They Meant to Publish Dell's 8 13y
+27 Private Equity Fund of Funds - Lifestyle 9 10y
+27 Circular references in LBO models 29 11y
+27 List of PE firms in Singapore 23 6y
+27 A Disruptive Cab Ride to Riches: The Uber Payoff 2 12y
+27 TowerBrook Capital Reputation? 13 6y
+27 Questions from a top PE fund interview 10 10y
+27 Unrealistic Acquisition Execution Expectations 3 10y
+27 LBO Model question 11 7y
+27 Ever feel like you’re stuck in PE? 12 6y
+27 Pivoting into Finance - Trying to stay in Richmond, VA 12 6y
+27 Parthenon Capital Partners - new Analyst program, reputation, lifestyle? 16 6y
+27 Would a GP accept any LP as an investor? 14 8y
+27 Does anyone have anything on Two Sigma Private Investments 17 3y
+27 Major Model Meltdown 4 8y
+27 Post-MBA Associate -> PE 5 8y
+27 How to send an interim email between first email + coffee chat and asking for an interview 6 6y
+27 Venture Lenders/ Venture Debt/ BDC (Business Development Company) 2 6y
+27 Reaching out to current Associates 25 8y
+27 Thomson Reuters in Talks to Sell Stake in Unit to Blackstone 6 8y
+27 Infrastructure or Real Estate PE? 8 8y
+27 Moving from Private Equity to Investment Banking (HELP) 8 6y
+27 How would you structure your PE comp package based on these constraints? What % carry? 1 8y
+27 necessity of MBA? 20 3y
+27 JAB 6 8y
+27 MBB to PE/HF? 12 6y
+27 Signal Hill Equity Partners - Comments? Currently interviewing for Associate role 8 6y
+27 Valuation vs. Returns 3 7y
+27 What LPs look for in a PE fund (fundraising advice) 2 7y

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